The Best and Worst States for Teen Drivers in 2016

A driver’s license is practically a rite of passage in American culture. However, instead of being a gift for the more privileged 16-year-olds and over, it seems that is has become more of a curse, as it is slowly becoming synonymous with death sentence for thousands of teens each year.

Aside from the number of deaths involved, the financial implications are also staggering. Despite making up about 14 percent of the population, 15- to 24-year-olds rack up about a third of all the costs resulting from motor vehicle injuries, and that does not even include costs of auto maintenance, insurance premiums, possible traffic citations, and vehicular incidents.

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Over summer, teens spend more time driving as school lets out, but it is also the season where many of them find themselves in accidents, and about 220 teens are killed in car accidents in the United States each month.

To help ensure teen safety and safeguard their finances, studies have been made to analyze teen-driving environment in different states. The rankings can be found below.

Main Findings

Teens are responsible for their own actions, but their parents still shoulder much of the financial consequences. In areas where teen deaths are prevalent, it’s up to the lawmakers to implement programs and policies that are aimed at reducing the numbers.

Methodology

In identifying the best and worst states for teen drivers, teen-driving environment in the 50 states were analyzed across three dimensions: safety conditions, economic environment, and driving laws.

These categories are comprised of 16 different metrics, and they are scored on a 0-to-100 point scales, with 100 being the most favorable conditions. Here are the results for all the average of all metrics ranked accordingly:

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